Hello 🌻

I love Japan🇯🇵

I have been living in London for 20+ years (omg), and both my children are born here. But I take them back to Tokyo every year to see the family – they absolutely love going there💕

I take them to many different places there, but one of their favourite places has been Toshimaen, the amusement park in Tokyo🎢 Now they are teenagers, they have grown out of this place, but when they were small, they loved going there.

This amusement park has been around for 40+ years. The rides are pretty standard especially for older kids, but they are fabulous for small children!!

If you go there during the Japanese school term time, the place is absolutely empty, and you can ride anything you want without queuing. Fabulous!! Also avoid the weekend too. Japanese summer term normally starts around 8th April, so I recommend you go there after. If you don’t mind the queue, you can go there during the cherry blossom season🌸 You can enjoy the beautiful blossom while your children enjoy the rides.

Toshimaen doesn’t even have a website in English. It is such a local place. I don’t know what the trip adviser reviews say about this place, but if your child’s height is above 110cm, there are many rides that they will be able to go on.

Japan has so many wonderful places to visit, and I’m sure that the amusement park is the last thing on your list. But if you go there with small children, what can you do??? You have no choice but to entertain them. If they are bored of cultural sites, try Toshimaen😉

My happy samurai visit to Tokyo💫

Hinata